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Sports Idioms - Answers

Name of Sport	Sports Idiom
cricket	on a sticky wicket
sailing	plain sailing, to take the wind out of one's sails, to steer clear of, to learn the ropes
swimming	to be thrown in at the deep end, to be out of one's depth
athletics	to be for the high jump, one's track record, to be quick/slow off the mark, a marathon session
boxing	to be boxed into a corner, to throw in the towel, below the belt
football/rugby	kick-off, to move the goalposts
fishing	to fish for compliments
rowing	to stick one's oar in
horse riding/racing	to give one free rein, to be neck-and-neck
other sports	to rest on one's laurels, to sport something, to skate on thin ice, to give something one's best shot